Builder.java

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package com.stratio.cassandra.lucene.util;

/**
 * Class for building complex objects.
 *
 * @param <T> The type of the object to be built.
 * @author Andres de la Pena {@literal <adelapena@stratio.com>}
 */
public interface Builder<T> {

    /**
     * Returns the object represented by this builder.
     *
     * @return the built object
     */
    T build();
}